Tag: Coronavirus Updates

Bhubaneswar: With social distancing becoming the most effective tool in the hands of authorities to curb the spread of Coronavirus, the Odisha government today asked its officials not to invoke section 144 and use it as a tool to enforce social distancing. The directive comes in the wake of prohibitory orders being clamped by several […]

Bhubaneswar: Coronavirus outbreak has emerged as a challenge for the whole world and its successful mitigation lies in our own hands and we should tackle it without panicking, exhorted Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal today. Citing that the Odisha government has taken some proactive steps, the Governor said that it is a collective responsibility of all […]

14 districts in Odisha under lockdown, but no significant impact.  Many arrested for violating lockdown rules.  If anyone doesn’t comply with the orders, authorities may press IPC charges u/s 188, 269, 270, 271. Bhubaneswar: India so far has registered over 470 positive coronavirus cases. A complete lockdown was announced in 19 States and UTs on […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid a near-complete lockdown to contain the spread of Coronavirus, the Police commissioner of the twin cities of Bhubaneswar & Cuttack, Sudhanshu Sarangi today clarified that those who need to travel to office for work have to obtain passes for the same. #CORRECTION: People in emergency services, who have to work from office are […]

Odisha to enforce lockdown in all its 30 districts from midnight. SAARC nations stand in solidarity as PM expresses gratitude for contribution to COVID-19 emergency fund. Government of India says Corporates can spend social funds on measures to battle coronavirus. Bhubaneswar: With a lockdown in force and government gearing up its machinery to combat the […]

Bhubaneswar: In these dire situations, social distancing is the key to ensure that things do not go out of hand. This has led to unprecedented clampdowns & lockdowns to keep people at their homes to contain the spread of the Coronavirus. However, adherence to such lockdowns in Odisha has been sketchy and what is so […]

Bhubaneswar: With the coronavirus contagion slowly spreading its tentacles, Odisha government too is expediting its measures for prevention and containment of the disease. On Wednesday, the government released Rs 44.5 crore for 30 districts to battle the novel Coronavirus. In the media briefing today, Subroto Bagchi, Odisha government’s chief spokesperson on COVID-19 reiterating the significance […]

Bhubaneswar: The Coronavirus positive cases in Odisha shot up to three with one more sample testing positive for COVIDー19 on Thursday. All the three Coronavirus positive cases reported in the State so far are from Bhubaneswar, the department of State Health & Family Welfare said. One more sample has tested positive for @COVID19 in the […]

New Delhi: The Union Home Secretary has written to all States/UTs to take immediate steps to provide adequate support, including food and shelter, to migrant agricultural labourers, industrial workers and other unorganized sector workers during the 21-day Nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. Similarly, States/UTs have been advised to take steps to ensure that students, working women from […]

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha on the verge of jumping to the Stage-3 (community transmission phase) of coronavirus pandemic, Subroto Bagchi – chief spokesperson on COVID-19 today urged every person to act as per the directions of state government’s 104 Helpline only, instead of resorting to self-decisions. During his media briefing, Bagchi said that the third COVID-19 […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday made the name and address of the 5th COVID-19 positive case detected in AIIMS Bhubaneswar public. Addressing a presser Thursday, BMC Commissioner Prem Chandra Choudhury said that the decision has been taken in the larger interest of people to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy on Friday announced that a complete shutdown will be imposed in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Bhadrak town for 48 hours from 8 PM today till 8 PM on Sunday as a precautionary measure to prevent any community transmission of COVID-19. The Chief Secretary has warned that strict action will be […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday put all the employees of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) office under quarantine after a staffer reportedly came in contact with a COVID-19 positive patient. “One of the staff of the Intelligence Bureau had come in contact with a COVID-19 patient. We have collected some swab samples of […]

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 cases in Odisha rose to 44 on Thursday after detection of two more positive cases. As per the State health & family welfare department, a 51-year-old female in Dhenkanal town has tested positive for the coronavirus. Today’s second case has been admitted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. The patient is a […]